FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding championship for Young Horses
The FEI WBFSH Eventing World Breeding championship for Young Horses will take place October 15–18 in Le Lion d’Angers, France. A maximum of three horses per nation are eligible to compete in the six-year-old division, and twelve horses in the seven-year-old division. Six years of age Herakles by Herald/Check In/Ramiro’s Son IIDam line of HornburgBreeder.: […]
Asian Games: Double Gold for Untouchable
At the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Van Helsing/Lady’s King daughter Untouchable (breeder: Marie-Claire Seidel, Schöningen) and Ramzy Al Duhami won the Individual Group B title after claiming team gold with Saudi Arabia. The pair was the only combination to remain clear throughout all five rounds. The 54-year-old rider and his 2013-born chestnut mare have thus […]
Dressage: Hanoverian Successes at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions
At the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions at the Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois, Felicitous by Fürst Belissaro/Dancier (breeder: Ewald Gerdes, Westoverledingen), claimed the title for seven-year-old dressage horses with Adrienne Pagalilauan. Second place went to Deambulo PWD by Don Martillo/Fahrenheit (breeder: Guido Niethammer, Weil der Stadt), who found a new owner as a […]
Eventing: DJ Continus, Two-Time European Junior Champion
At the European Junior Championships in Segersjö, Sweden, DJ Continus by Diacontinus/Stakkato (breeder: Claudia Eckhoff, Wölpinghausen) and Germany’s Teresa Leowald claimed the title with an outstanding start-to-finish victory. The 15-year-old has already celebrated successes in S-level show jumping with her nine-year-old grey horse and won the “Preis der Besten” in Radolfzell in April. In doing […]
Bundeschampionate: Viva las Vegas Claims the Bundeschampion Title, Sparky Takes Bronze among the Six-Year-Old Dressage Horses
Viva las Vegas by Viva Gold/Foundation (breeder: Reinhard Baumgartner, Wulkau) and Charlott-Maria Schürmann won the Bundeschampionat for six-year-old dressage horses with a brilliant performance. The new Bundeschampion was first discovered at the Verden Online Foal Auction in May 2020. Already awarded top marks in the qualifying round, the performance in the final prompted the commentator […]
Bundeschampionate: Equitech’s Diacello Takes Bronze among the Six-Year-Old Eventing Horses
Among the six-year-old eventing horses, Jandrik Markus Tech and his homebred Diamant de Plaisir/Rabino son Equitech’s Diacello completed their lap of honour winning the bronze medal. Following ninth place in the qualifying round, he produced a highly consistent and experienced performance in the decisive cross-country phase. The bay had already demonstrated his international potential by […]
Bundeschampionate: Elton Takes Silver among the Five-Year-Old Show Jumpers
Sophie Hinner brought three top prospects through to the second round of the eight five-year-olds with the highest scores. Behind her Holsteiner Cadoc (9.3), the Aachen team world champion also claimed second place with her Emerald van het Ruytershof/Ludwig von Bayern son Elton (breeder: Jens Löhden, Heeslingen), just one-tenth of a point behind (9.2). In […]
Bundeschampionate: Hann.Pr.St. Felice FRH Named Best Seven-Year-Old Dressage Horse
Hann.Pr.St. Felice FRH by Fürst Samarant/Riverside (breeder: Rene Janzen, Wischafen) and Greta Heemsoth secured an outstanding start-to-finish victory among the seven-year-old dressage horses. The 2024 titleholders had already won the qualifying round. In the final, the bay mare left little to be desired in the trot work (9.5), displaying exceptional elasticity and good carrying power. […]
Bundeschampionate: Viva Weltina Wins Ahead of Benjamin Franklin among the Five-Year-Old Dressage Horses
The field of five-year-old dressage horses was of the highest quality, and the decision was hotly contested. Hann.Pr.A. Viva Weltina by Viva Gold/Dante Weltino (breeder: Marietta Kappelhoff-Dorenkamp, Beckum) and Carola Koppelmann produced a fabulous performance that combined training, harmony and trust as if taken straight from a textbook. Their final score of 9.34 could not […]
Bundeschampionat: Paul FB Finishes Runner-Up in the Grand Prix
In the thrilling jump-off for the 15,000-euro Grand Prix for eight-year-olds and older horses, Paul FB by Perigeux/Grey Top (breeder: Friedrich Bode) and Luisa Himmelreich claimed an impressive second place. Only four combinations jumped clear in the final round. Fourth place went to the privately owned stallion Diamant de Plaisir II by Diamant de Semilly/For […]